[Indic-computing-users] OLD - IT LOCALISATION CLINIC (11-13 November, 2002)

[Guntupalli K. <kar...@fr...>]

This was held few days back in Udaipur

http://www.itinhindi.org/events_files/PROGRAMME.htm
http://www.itinhindi.org/events_files/calllforparticipation.htm

Background

IT and Internet have emerged as productivity and knowledge enhancing
technologies. Collaborative development is fast emerging as the norm
of future technological advancements, and their diffusion and
absorption in society. As an enabling technology IT could help reduce
the knowledge gap across different linguistic groups encompassing over
95 percent of India?s population that is not English literate. It is
therefore necessary that people should be able to use computers and
other IT system in their own language and drive benefits of enhanced
productivity and better quality of life.

 

The CoIL-Net  ?Content creation of IT Localization Network? programme
of MICT, Government of India has been started with the aim to develop
core technologies for Hindi and IT localization solutions in which the
academic institutions from the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,
Uttaranchal, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattishgarh along
with research groups from C-DAC, Pune, IGNCA, New Delhi and IIT,
Kanpur have been identified to work towards achieving the goal.

The broad objectives of holding the clinic are:

    * To provide a boost to IT localization based Socio ? Economic
Development in the state through proliferation of IT in Hindi, in the
state.
    * To help in bridging the existing digital divide by appreciably
improving IT penetration and awareness level in using the Hindi as
medium of delivery.

 
Theme

Under the aegis of this project Banasthali Vidyapith is holding the
first IT Localization clinic from November 11-13, 2002. The clinic
shall have presentations by groups working for the purpose of IT
Localization as well as demonstrations of IT Localization solutions
available in the market.
 
General Information

There is no registration fee for participation. A limited number of
outside participants may be provided with accomodation.
 
Venue

Computer Centre,

Mohanlal Sukhadia University,

Udaipur-313001


Regards,
Karunakar
 
-- 
Hating people is like burning down your house to get rid of a rat -
Anon

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